“I wanted DEADMAN to feel like a really great Clint Eastwood western, except have the seriousness of a record like Springsteen’s ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’ mixed in. Something dark like that but light enough to have fun with. I can remember ‘A Fist Full of Dollars’ where Clint Eastwood plays a character called ‘The Man With No Name,’ that really had an impact on me. I loved the feel and the romance, all the while having a theme and a somewhat political view on violence and other issues. I got the music and players together for DEADMAN based off that kind of thing. DEADMAN is my version of a western.” – Steven Collins